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Where "unlocker" applications couldn't detect a handle, deleting stubborn files using either the 8.3 short path naming convention or the long path naming convention have proven quite successful strategies in the past...

I even attempted the CMD suggestion. I must be trying it bad or something. No luck. I had this problem once a long time ago before this new computer. I was given given a code or something..not sure,but it worked. I know you have to type the correct path with that code,but lost it. I tried to move the folder to my desktop and cannot either. Oh well. The folder is empty...just annoying. Thanks for your help. I will keep looking for an answer.

I had this problem once a long time ago before this new computer. I was given given a code or something..not sure,but it worked.

That "code" is probably the same one used in the batch file I'm offering you to try.

Well I've gone ahead and created the batch files for you and have attached them here. The instructions are simple: if you want to delete a file, drag and drop it on FileDeleter.bat's icon. If you want to delete a folder, drag and drop the folder on to FolderDeleter.bat.

Unable to delete a file,can't delete it can't shred it,I looked at my firewall events earlier and i saw a file had been trying to connect to the internet but had been blocked by my firewall. Whenever i install a program i am unsure of i block the exe file from connecting to the internet until i'm happy its a safe program. The file is...

Can't delete file due to invalid file nameHey all!
I have a .png file on my secondary hard drive, which I cannot seem to delete. When I try to delete or rename it, it tells me: "The selected file name is invalid or too long".
I came across the programs Delinvfile and Unlocker, but they did not seem to work for me.
Appreciate any...